Yankees rookie makes dubious history, becomes first shortstop since 1915 with six-game error streak
New York Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. is making all kinds of history in his first 20 games in the big leagues – some good and some bad.
The good? He became the first Yankees shortstop to homer in his debut.
The bad? He has made an error in six straight games, becoming the first Yankees shortstop to achieve the dubious mark since Roger Peckinpaugh did it in 1915.
"It’s something we’re trying to figure out," Lombard said.
"It’s not acceptable.
It can’t happen at this level.
If you make your pitchers have to get extra outs, it just makes it way harder on us, and teams are going to capitalize.
So it’s something that we’re definitely going to have to clean up and I've got to be better tomorrow." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Lombard, who has dazzled with some spectacular plays, has struggled with the routine ones during this stretch.
He has made seven errors in 20 games this season.
Lombard’s error in the Yankees’ 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday led to a run.
With a runner on second base and the Yankees down 4-1 in the top of the eighth inning, Astros first baseman Christian Walker hit a ground ball to Lombard.
He tried to come around and fire it to first, but the ball bounced up off his glove instead of into it.
Yankees third baseman José Caballero then picked the ball up off the carom and proceeded to airmail it over first baseman Luis Garcia Jr.’s head.
ZERO BS.
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